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Anyone who has ever did anything truly great failed at first. Failure is a part of trying. It's going to happen. What matters is how we deal with it.
It is failure that is the key to success. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he invented the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln was defeated in several government elections（选举）before becoming one of the greatest American presidents in history. When Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried. He became surely the greatest basketball player of all time.
Failure doesn't have to be the end. If you let it, failure can be an effective and powerful teacher that finally leads to success. Many teens today don't understand this. Passing or failing a test, making the team or getting cut, being accepted socially or being laughed at—teenage life can be confusing and full of pressure, and, sadly, teenagers think it's easier not to try at all than to face their fear of failure.
Clearly, failure represents opportunity and growth, not imperfection or loss. But if teens don't try to take chances, great opportunities for success will pass by them. And having an attitude of avoidance（逃避）and a fear of risk-taking can finally lead teenagers to give up themselves altogether. Teens face important decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. It's an important time for them to know how to properly face failure. They may be about to experience a lot of it.
We are going to experience failure, but no experience in life is wasted if you learn something from it. Make sure you know that failure is just a stepping stone to success.
(
A. let them down
B. helped them succeed
C. made them cry
D. gave them hope
(
A. confusing
B. hopeful
C. boring
D. energetic
(
A. happiness
B. surprise
C. success
D. weakness
(
A. Thomas Edison was a great scientist.
B. Many teens today are confused.
C. Teens should make right decisions.
D. Failure is the first step to success.
It is failure that is the key to success. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he invented the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln was defeated in several government elections（选举）before becoming one of the greatest American presidents in history. When Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, he went home, locked himself in his room and cried. He became surely the greatest basketball player of all time.
Failure doesn't have to be the end. If you let it, failure can be an effective and powerful teacher that finally leads to success. Many teens today don't understand this. Passing or failing a test, making the team or getting cut, being accepted socially or being laughed at—teenage life can be confusing and full of pressure, and, sadly, teenagers think it's easier not to try at all than to face their fear of failure.
Clearly, failure represents opportunity and growth, not imperfection or loss. But if teens don't try to take chances, great opportunities for success will pass by them. And having an attitude of avoidance（逃避）and a fear of risk-taking can finally lead teenagers to give up themselves altogether. Teens face important decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. It's an important time for them to know how to properly face failure. They may be about to experience a lot of it.
We are going to experience failure, but no experience in life is wasted if you learn something from it. Make sure you know that failure is just a stepping stone to success.
(
B
)37. The writer consider that Thomas Edison's and Abraham Lincoln's failures B
.A. let them down
B. helped them succeed
C. made them cry
D. gave them hope
(
A
)38. Teenage life is A
according to the passage.A. confusing
B. hopeful
C. boring
D. energetic
(
D
)39. The underlined word "imperfection" in the passage means "D
".A. happiness
B. surprise
C. success
D. weakness
(
D
)40. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Thomas Edison was a great scientist.
B. Many teens today are confused.
C. Teens should make right decisions.
D. Failure is the first step to success.
答案
37.B 38.A 39.D 40.D
解析
【分析】
做此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握文章主旨，再针对每个小题定位原文对应内容，结合题干要求逐一分析选项，排除不符合原文的错误答案，选出正确选项。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第二段“It is failure that is the key to success. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he invented the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln was defeated in several government elections before becoming one of the greatest American presidents...”可知，作者举爱迪生和林肯的例子是为了说明他们的失败帮助自己走向成功，故选B。
38题：根据原文第三段“teenage life can be confusing and full of pressure”可知，青少年生活是令人困惑的，故选A。
39题：划线词所在句为“failure represents opportunity and growth, not imperfection or loss”，imperfection意为“不完美”，对应选项D weakness（弱点，不完美之处），A幸福、B惊讶、C成功均不符合，故选D。
40题：全文围绕“失败是成功的垫脚石”展开，强调要正确面对失败、从失败中学习，对应主旨为D选项“Failure is the first step to success.”，故选D。
【答案】
37.B 38.A 39.D 40.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】
本文是一篇关于失败与成功的议论文，考查学生对英语阅读中细节信息的定位、词义猜测及文章主旨的归纳能力，需学生准确把握原文关键信息，理解作者核心观点。
【难度系数】
0.6
做此类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握文章主旨，再针对每个小题定位原文对应内容，结合题干要求逐一分析选项，排除不符合原文的错误答案，选出正确选项。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第二段“It is failure that is the key to success. Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he invented the light bulb. Abraham Lincoln was defeated in several government elections before becoming one of the greatest American presidents...”可知，作者举爱迪生和林肯的例子是为了说明他们的失败帮助自己走向成功，故选B。
38题：根据原文第三段“teenage life can be confusing and full of pressure”可知，青少年生活是令人困惑的，故选A。
39题：划线词所在句为“failure represents opportunity and growth, not imperfection or loss”，imperfection意为“不完美”，对应选项D weakness（弱点，不完美之处），A幸福、B惊讶、C成功均不符合，故选D。
40题：全文围绕“失败是成功的垫脚石”展开，强调要正确面对失败、从失败中学习，对应主旨为D选项“Failure is the first step to success.”，故选D。
【答案】
37.B 38.A 39.D 40.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、词义猜测、主旨大意）
【点评】
本文是一篇关于失败与成功的议论文，考查学生对英语阅读中细节信息的定位、词义猜测及文章主旨的归纳能力，需学生准确把握原文关键信息，理解作者核心观点。
【难度系数】
0.6
